Vincent Lambe Explained

Vincent Lambe
Birth Date:	1980 12, df=y
Birth Place:	Dublin, Ireland
Years Active:	1999–present
Occupation:	Film director, producer, writer
Alma Mater:	IADT

Vincent Lambe (born 1 December 1980, Dublin) is an Irish film director, screenwriter and producer.^[1] Lambe received acclaim for directing the 2018 short film Detainment, which is about the murder of James Bulger.^{[2] [3]} The film earned him a 2019 Academy Award nomination.^{[4] [5]}

Lambe is a graduate of the National Film School, at the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology.

Filmography

• After the War (1999, short film)
• Sacred (2000, short film)
• Broken Things (2002, short film)
• Detainment (2018, short film)

Awards and nominations

1999

• After the War
  • Fresh Film Festival: Short Film – won

2003

• Broken Things
  • Woods Hole Film Festival: Best Short / Drama – won
  • Dublin Film and Music Fleadh: Best Short Drama, Most Promising Director – won

2018

• Detainment
  • Winchester Film Festival: Best Foreign Short Film – won
  • Odense International Film Festival: Best International Film, HCA Award – won
  • Richard Harris International Film Festival: Best Director,Best Overall Short Film – won
  • Krakow Film Festival: Don Quixote Award – won
  • Kerry Film Festival: Best Short Film – won
  • Irish Screen America: Rising Star Award – won
  • Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity: Best Short Film, Special Jury Award – won

2019

• Detainment
  • Oscar: Best Live Action Short Film – nom^[6]
  • Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival: Grand Prix – nom

Notes and References

1. Web site: Director Defends Controversial Film About Murdered Toddler, Won't Pull It From the Oscars. Variety. 24 January 2019 . 24 January 2019.
2. Web site: Detainment director Vincent Lambe: 'I wanted to bring some shades of grey to the James Bulger case' . Go London . 17 January 2019 . 23 January 2019.
3. News: Oscars 2019: James Bulger's mother 'disgusted' over nomination . BBC News . 22 January 2019 . 22 January 2019.
4. News: Oscars 2019: The nominees in full . BBC News . 22 January 2019 . 22 January 2019.
5. Web site: Three IADT graduates nominated for Oscars. Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology. 22 January 2019.
6. News: Short and Sweet . Chris . Knight . . B7 . 2019-02-08 . 2024-06-06 . Newspapers.com.